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Benzinga’s Top Downgrades (CCRN, ESI, RCNI, HGIC, ERIE)
Monday, March 8, 2010 - 3:15pm | 263Cross Country Healthcare Inc (NASDAQ: CCRN) was downgraded by Ladenburg Thalmann from “buy” to “neutral.” CCRN’s shares slipped 3.96% to $9.70 by 11:53 a.m. CCRN has a 52-week trading range of $4.84-$10.36. Read more about this company here. RBC Capital Markets downgraded ITT Educational Services...
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Morgan Joseph Downgrades RCNI On ABRY’s Acquisition Decision
Monday, March 8, 2010 - 11:09am | 58Analysts at Morgan Joseph downgrade RCN Corp (NASDAQ: RCNI) from "buy" to "hold." According to Morgan Joseph, the downgrade in the rating follows the decision by ABRY Partners to acquire RCNI. RCNI’s shares fell 0.20% to $15.12 at 9:27 am. More Analyst Ratings here
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Simple Quantitative View of Goldman's VIP List Generates Some Other Long Ideas
Monday, March 8, 2010 - 10:01am | 1063For a pdf of this report, follow this link: Simple Quantitative Overview of Goldman Sach's VIP List. An article by the contributor "Market Folly" on Goldman Sach's "VIP List" caught our attention on Seeking Alpha. What better way to test our simple quantitative model against a list of 50 stocks...
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DISH Network Corp. (DISH) Upgraded To Buy
Friday, March 5, 2010 - 10:47pm | 103Analysts Thomas W. Eagan and Gregory Slater at Collins Stewart have upgraded DISH Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) from Hold to a Buy rating. According to analysts, the negative impact from the decision of Appellate Court, which went against DISH Network, is now priced in the stock. Analysts see the...
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Market Roundup (MSFT, GOOG, PSEC, ALD, ARCC, AAPL, AIG, TRH, RCNI)
Friday, March 5, 2010 - 3:08pm | 308Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) said it will continue its strategy to expand its share in China’s Internet search market, regardless of the outcome of the spat between Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and China. MSFT wants to aggressively promote its search and cloud computing services in the country. Prospect...
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (RCNI, ITMN, DMND, SXCI, NUAN)
Friday, March 5, 2010 - 2:59pm | 284RCN Corp (NASDAQ: RCNI) shares climbed 23.25% to $15.11. The volume of RCNI shares traded was 18494% higher than normal. RCNI has agreed to be acquired by a private equity firm for about $570 million. InterMune Inc (NASDAQ: ITMN) shares soared 54.83% to $22.61. The volume of ITMN shares traded was...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (FDO, STP, DISH, PRGS, TIVO)
Friday, March 5, 2010 - 2:55pm | 189Family Dollar Stores Inc (NYSE: FDO) was upgraded by Wedbush Morgan from “underperform” to “neutral.” FDO’s shares gained 0.43% to $35.39 at 12:41 pm. FDO has a 52-week trading range of $25.39-$35.73. Collins Stewart upgraded Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd (NYSE: STP) from “sell” to “hold.” STP’s...
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Dish TV (DISH) Regains Lost Ground Following An Upgrade
Friday, March 5, 2010 - 2:10pm | 145Dish TV (NASDAQ: DISH) gained 3.6% to $21.33 by early afternoon trading on Friday. The second-largest U.S. satellite-television provider Dish TV (DISH) was upgraded to “buy” from “hold” at Collins Stewart LLC, which said a turnaround for Dish TV (DISH) was on the cards in near future. Dish TV (DISH...
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Abry Acquires RCN (RCNI)
Friday, March 5, 2010 - 1:24pm | 77Bloomberg reports that RCN Corp. (NASDAQ: RCNI), and Abry Partners have entered into a definitive agreement under which an investment fund managed by Abry will acquire RCN for total consideration of about $1.2 billion. This figure is inclusive of debt. As part of the agreement, each share of RCN...
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Goldman Sachs (GS) VIP List of Top Hedge Fund Holdings
Friday, March 5, 2010 - 1:19pm | 1198Today is going to be Goldman Sachs (GS) day at FMMF - from their nearly perfect forecasting of monthly labor data (magically adjusting their figures 24 hours before it is released each month to "hit it on the nail"), to their new foray into buying warehouses so they can corner obtain more...
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TIVO, a Lesson in “Overpriced Volatility” Trading
Friday, March 5, 2010 - 11:09am | 1333Last week, we concluded a three-part webinar series on volatility. Many trading books will describe situations when implied volatility is higher than historical vol as a time when volatility is considered overpriced. In our series, many listeners pointed out that they look to sell options when...
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DISH Network And Public Service Enterprise Group Upgraded
Friday, March 5, 2010 - 9:35am | 110DISH Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) was upgraded today by Collins Stewart from Hold to Buy and the price target set to $30. DISH increased 1.99% to $21 in the pre-market session. DISH Network closed at $20.59 in the previous trading session. In the last year, DISH has gained over 83%. Public...
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Collins Stewart Upgrades DISH Network Corp (DISH) To Buy
Friday, March 5, 2010 - 9:11am | 57Shares of DISH Network Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH) were upgraded by Collins Stewart from a rating of Hold to a rating of Buy with a price target of $30. DISH Network Corporation has a 52-week trading range of $8.79 to $22.18. The direct broadcast satellite service provider closed trading on Thursday...
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Catalysts For March 5, 2010 (AYR, BBGI, EROC, ALC, NGD)
Friday, March 5, 2010 - 9:03am | 183Economic Events The following data will be released in the market: Non-farm payrolls for February. Analysts expect the data to remain flat at -20,000. Unemployment rate for February. Analysts expect the unemployment rate to come at 9.8%, as compared to 9.7% in January. Consumer credit for January....
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TiVo Inc. (TIVO) Scales To 52 Week High With Strong Volumes
Thursday, March 4, 2010 - 3:32pm | 137TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO) rose about 55% by Thursday afternoon in the wake of an appeals court ruling that Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) and Echostar Corp. (NASDAQ: SATS) are infringing its patents. TiVo (TIVO) was at $15.69 by afternoon trading after rising as high as $16.39 earlier in the day'...